COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSERVATıON OF TEXTILES I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HKK 2005 CONSERVATıON OF TEXTILES I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GONCA KARAVAR

Offered to

Carpet-Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs

Course Objective

The aim is to have the students comprehend the improvement of conservation culture in the world and in Türkiye; to introduce the basic concepts concerning conservation; to examine the process stages in the conservation practice, and documentation methods and techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   state the improvement of conservation culture briefly both in the world and in Türkiye,
2   identify the basic concepts related to conservation and renovation,
3   put the process stages in conservation practices in order,
4   express the importance of documentation in conservation practices,
5   express the documentation methods and techniques in conservation practices,
6   express the importance of raw material knowledge in conservation practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the publication concerning the course and of the content of the course
2 Conservation, storage and conservation culture
3 The improvement of conservation culture in the world and international institutions
4 The improvement of conservation culture in Türkiye, Osman Hamdi Bey and the conservation approach during his period
5 The conservation of cultural properties during the Republic Period and basic concepts concerning conservation
6 The importance of the cultural materialistic assets in accordance with museum studies
7 The importance of conservational documentation
8 Basic principles for conservation of textile products
9 The importance of interdisciplinary studies in conservation of textile products
10 The importance of the restitution studies made for documentation in conservation practices and the election of the carpet samples to be restituted The aim of this restitution study is to have them learn the different restitution techniques by practising on the details of any sample
11 Squaring the restitutions of a sample carpet on a suitable carpet paper
12 Going on restitution study ( A detailed study )
13 Going on restitution study ( A detailed study )
14 Midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

AKIN,Nur; Osman Hamdi Bey Asar-ı Attika Nizamnamesi ve Dönemin Koruma Anlayışı Üzerine , Osman Hamdi Bey Dönemi Sempozyumu 17-18 Aralık 1992, Türk Tarih Vakfı Yayını,Ist.1993
ANMAÇ, Elvan: Tekstil Ürünleri Konservasyonunun Temel Ilkeleri. I. Ulusal Taşınabilir Kültür Varlıkları Konservasyonu ve Restorasyonu Kolokyumu. 6-7 Mayıs 1999 Ankara. S.75-80.
ANMAÇ, Elvan Gonca KARAVAR: Restorasyon ve Konservasyon Öncesi El Dokuması Halıların Teknik Analizi ve Işlem Aşamaları. III. Ulusal Türk El Dokumalarına Yaklaşım ve Sorunları Sempozyumu Bildirileri. 17-18 Mayıs 2000. S. 166.-169.
ÖZTÜRK, Ismail: Koruma Kültürü ve Geleneksel Tekstillerin Korunması Onarımı. Ankara 2007. 112 S. Mor Fil Yayınları
BALSTON, Michael: Koruma mı, Saklama mı , Toplumsal Tarih. Temmuz 2003, s.24.-29. (European Culturel Heritage Review, No:1, 2003, s.9-15 ten çeviri, Çev.: Dilek Şendil)
BEKTAŞ, Cengiz; Koruma Onarım, Istanbul 2001, 319S. Litaratür Yayıncılık:57

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course is taught theoretically. The aim is to supply maximum student attendance and to have the students comprehend the subject by researching and discussing rather than rote learning. In the first lesson, the 15-week program is introduced to the students to be able to make them be ready for the subjects which will be studied in this period. So, the lessons are taught by discussions and exchanging of views, and we also guide them.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students will be given a mid-term and a final exam concerning the subjects given theoretical. Furthermore, they will make a sample in the dimension of almost 25 cm. X 35 cm. to show the restitution methods. The pass grade will be determined by the midterm, final exam and restitution grades.

Assessment Criteria

The midterm, the restitution studies and the final exam will be evaluated out of 100; the 40% of the midterm and the 60% of the final exam will determine the pass grade. The evaluation of the two exam questions will be given to the students.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The compulsory attendance is 70%.
Before the end of the term, in the last 15 days, students will be able to learn their attendance. Students having absenteeism over 70% won t be accepted to the final exam.
At the end of each course, the next lesson s subject is given to the students as study and research subject. So, students come to the next lesson ready.
Apart from midterm and final exams, students who are on sick leave will be considered absent
Students who don t enter the midterm or/and the final exams without an excuse won t be able to take them again by any means.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gonca.karavar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

undefined

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 47

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.1555
LO.25
LO.345
LO.445
LO.555555555
LO.655555